Interactive site allows users to view an animation on analyzing an ecosystem. As part of the animation, users are asked to find the biotic components, abiotic components, producers, consumers and much more.
This is a project that asks fourth grade students to create a museum that consists of 5 floors, that represent a different biome. Within each biome they are to include their roles.
Resources for Teachers
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm
A web site with great information on ecosystems. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/ecosystems/
A collection of lesson plans for specific age levels to help students gain a better understanding of animals, plants, and people, and how they affect each other in ecosystems. Many of the activities provide discussion questions and charts to supplement these lessons
This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions. (Free Subscription Required)
Activities
Grade Level: 5th Topic: Ecosystems
Interactive Games/Activity
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/uploads/alberta/Ecosystem.html
Interactive site allows users to view an animation on analyzing an ecosystem. As part of the animation, users are asked to find the biotic components, abiotic components, producers, consumers and much more.
Books
Webquests
http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/S04X/mevensen/wq/index.htm
This is a project that asks fourth grade students to create a museum that consists of 5 floors, that represent a different biome. Within each biome they are to include their roles.
Resources for Teachers
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm
A web site with great information on ecosystems.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/ecosystems/
A collection of lesson plans for specific age levels to help students gain a better understanding of animals, plants, and people, and how they affect each other in ecosystems. Many of the activities provide discussion questions and charts to supplement these lessons
Fun sites for kids
Web cams
Virtual field trips
Video Sources
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/tdc02/sci/life/stru/baggiezoom/index.html
This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions. (Free Subscription Required)